Re: Re: CULT: Mongolian seeds

Brock -- I planted the seeds in
the same medium I use for my bearded -- 1/3 commercial topsoil (not
bagged), 1/3 concrete sand and 1/3 peat moss. (My friends emphasized that
the flowers which produced the seeds were growing in very sandy soil.)
When they sprouted, I planted them out along with the bearded seedlings, giving
them just a little more room at the end of a row. My beds are constructed
by adding 2-3 inches (depth) of new commercial topsoil and an
inch concrete sand to the existing several inches of old tilled soil.
So, the beds have a pretty good component of sand in them. I was
surprised at the difference between the stalk
height (tall) and the foliage height (short). The clumps look as healthy
as their TB neighbors.

L. Enkhtuya, from whose collection the seeds
came, gave the following planting directions: "set down in early
spring; 2 cm. below ground; dry soil (peat)." I planted them in October,
along with the rest of the seeds here. As noted in the first message,
only four germinated. -- Griff

--- In iris-photos@yahoogroups.com,
"J. Griffin Crump" <jgcrump@...> wrote:>> Friends
brought me some I. dichotoma Pall. seeds from Mongolia a few years ago. I
planted about 30 of them, and four germinated. Three of those have survived,
and one is blooming today for the first time. This is also known as the Vesper
Iris. The stalk shot is to let you know the habit of growth. --
Griff>